This is the Harding River. I painted this with my grandmother Allery Sandy. She taught me to paint my Country.
Name: Treinaya Phillips
Language: Yindjibarndi
Biography:
I was born in Armadale Khelmscott Memorial Hospital in Perth on the 27th of June 1997, I am the eldest child of Brian Phillips and Sheryl Hicks. I have two sisters Cheyenne and Natiesha, four brothers Qualin, Shequarne, Tyrheece and Draecus. I've spent most of my life travelling and moving back and fourth from Roebourne to Perth, I finally settled down in Newman after five years while I was still in year 12 we moved to Karratha to be closer to my family and country. my mother is Ngarluma and my dad is Yindjibarndi, I follow my dads side. I started painting in 2011 in my year 9 art class,in 2014 i started painting with my family at Yinjaa-Barni Art. I enjoy painting patterns, mixing colours and I find it relaxing
Wildflowers of the Pilbara My great grandchild Zandaya (8 years old) also worked with me. It’s a painting of the wildflowers of the pilbara.
Spinifex Country In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or Read more…